Stripe gets a secret $70b valuation, finding the right kind of stubborn, and AI's $600b question
The return of crypto VC, VC staffing issues, and the most active VCs in Q2
Sovereign Capital raises new funds, the typical PE fund now takes 1.5 years to close, more ex-military are becoming VCs, and venture firms struggle to see returns from digital health investments
Global VC funding on pace for worst year since 2015, the creator economy is back, Sequoia + a16z at odds over chips, and Benchmark raises new funds
The AI hardware war hits Silicon Valley, cyber companies ready to IPO, and crypto VC drama
2024 valuations by vertical, Hebbia raises a huge round from a 16z, GPs are cooking up a PE exit recovery plan, and Sequoia's former China unit raises a $2.5b fund
How seed VCs are competing with bigger firms for allocation, the firms with the most to gain from AI, and Harvey nears a new deal with GV
How LP investing is different than what it was a few years ago, YC has layoffs, bridge rounds are more popular than ever, and Preqin gets acquired
Plus opportunity funds are back, General Catalyst's newest strategy, and data on venture-backed real estate transactions
Plus Kleiner Perkins pulls in new funding, why some European startups are choosing debt over equity, and why VC's money model is shifting
Europe breaks record for Gen AI investments, why a16z isn't actually expanding into PE, SpaceX is valued over $200b, and Point72 lays off its fintech team
Index and Redpoint raise massive funds, StepStone is capitalizing on the venture liquidity crunch, and new Pitchbook data on funds
